Wednesday, 11 November 2009

DO IT's First Birthday.....Happy Birthday To Us....

It's hard to believe that weve be doing DO IT for a year now. Something that started as a bit of fun between some friends, mixing music & art has blossomed into something quite special for me anyway. Seeing our friends come down and dancing and having fun is the most important thing for us all. Its fun bringing new people up and trying to mix up musicians, artists & general piss heads but somehow it works.

DO IT started a year ago with me, Alex & Jonny. The plan was for them to spin records, Alex was designing the posters & I would provide something for people to look at besides the dj's. Moose was a massive help in setting up the visuals and everything else and I consider him to be a massive part of DO IT! After the first few parties we brought in Sio to help design the posters (every month getting better & better) and adding some new influences to the group. Ben joined us along with a video mixer and together weve been blowing eyeballs every month from here to Helsinki. Finally C C Whyte, another friend & supporter from the start is helping us move forward and getting his arts on, making 3 D DO IT letters and bringing the good vibes every time.

It's been a tough year for us all, its been filled with high's & low's and it just keeps coming but as long as friends are into it were gonna keep DOing IT! Thanks for the support and see you all soon for some hip shaking good times.

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Mood of Collapse is taken from a Douglas Coupland novel. His novels are great and he also produces some interesting art too. Mood Of Collapse was originally going to be the title for a musical project which so far hasn't gone past some rough 4 track demos but it seemed quite apt for my various projects. Dancing In The Dark is the title of a Bruce Springsteen song. Its a pretty up beat song although it deals with the unknown future of the songs protagonist but ends with him being willing to put his heart on the line. I guess that's kinda how I feel about what I'm doing.

The blog aims to shine some light on creativity and culture in Aberdeen, an often over looked and undervalued part of the Scottish Cultural landscape. With a personal mission to connect the dots between artists both new and old, galleries and events, I hope to show the real value of the art in the Granite City and dispell the myth that "nothing ever happens here". Another mission is to break out beyond Aberdeen and to build connections with artists all over Scotland and further afield.

I do my best to get out and document the numerous events that happen across the city but its not always possible to make it to everything. There's a large number of people who are making, creating, curating and helping to give an interesting cultural offering from contemporary art exhibitions, live gigs, film nights or live theatre productions.

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